1940 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1940 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, H. McPherson, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, B. Power, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, C. McLean, J. Mueller, B. Neenan, J. O'Keefe, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Footscray (12.19.91) were defeated by Melbourne (15.20.110).
Goalkickers
Footscray: N. Ware (4), P. Cahill (2), T. Ellis, H. Hickey, J. Miller, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan
Melbourne: M. Gibb (4), R. Baggott (3), N. Smith (3), R. Barassi (2), S. Anderson, J. Mueller, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 18 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Power, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Neenan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 20 | |||